IOC brings Olympic sized opportunities to Rossland
In one fell swoop, Olympic-sized opportunities were cracked open for Rossland last week (and indeed for young skiers and snowboarders the world over) as the International Olympic Committee announced the inclusion of three new ski and snowboard disciplines beginning in Sochi, Russia for 2014. With the addition of slopestyle skiing and boarding as well as […]
Gresley-Jones leads local contingent after round one at B.C. Men's Amateur Championship at The Dunes in Kamloops
Ben Gresley-Jones of Rossland/Trail is tied for 22nd following the opening round Tuesday at the B.C. Men’s Amateur Golf Championship at The Dunes near Kamloops.Gresley-Jones, who stumbled a bit on the front nine, shot a first-round 1-under-par to sit five shots behind first round leader Jeremy Osborne of Salmon Arm. Gresley-Jones...
Kinrade takes his game to Czech Republic
Fresh off winning the 2011 Calder Cup, Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade is taking his game across the big pond to Czech Republic after inking a deal with HC Plzen 1929 of the Czech Elite league. No terms of the deal were released. Kinrade, 25, spent that last two seasons with the AHL affiliate of the Ottawa […]
Dam City rolls past Lumber Jackies in West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League action in Nelson
The West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League made its final stop Friday in the Heritage City and for dramatics, the final game of the regular season did not disappoint. The Dam City Rollers of Castlegar staged a late-game rally to edge Nelson’s Lumber Jackies 139-137 in game two of the doubleheader before a […]
Blasters defeated City rival Mustangs in all-Trail Final at the Salmo Days Slopitch Tournament Canada Day weekend; Castlegar's Misfits win B event over Salty Nuts
It was an all-Trail final at the annual Salmo Days Slopitch Tournament this past Canada Day weekend in Salmo. Coming out top was the Rocky Dickson-coached Blasters from the Silver City as the squad edged out rivals Mustangs in the A-Final of the 22-team tournament.
Bryan Connell coaches the Mustangs. In the B-Final the Misfits of […]
MacLeod humbled, but not disappointed with freshman season in Division One Men's hockey at Boston College
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsThree years ago Isaac MacLeod helped the Nelson Leafs win the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championship.Two years ago, the son of Deb and Allan MacLeod was a key cog on the blueline of B.C. Hockey League’s Penticton Vees.Last year the Nelson Minor Hockey grad played his...
It's Svensson's to lose at B.C. Junior Golf Championship — Zone One Golfers well back
The Zone One West Kootenay contingent has been reduced from nine to three during Thursday’s round three at the 2011 B.C. Junior Boy’s Golf Championship. Rossland/Trail’s Brenan Moroney and Kevin Bennett along with Tanner Kopan of Christina Lake survived the cuts and conclude the final round of the 72-hole tournament Friday at the Birchbank Course […]
Local golfers slow out of the gates at the B.C. Junior Golf Championships
Kootenay golfers did not get off to great starts on the home track at the B.C. Amateur Junior Golf Association Championship Tuesday at Rossland/Trail’s Birchbank course. Brenan Moroney of the home course heads the nine-player West Kootenay Zone One Junior Golf contingent shooting a 4-over-par 76 to sit eight strokes behind the leaders — Kevin […]
Bomber Great Sean Denison back as guest coach at Kootenays Finest Hoop Camp
He powered the Trafalgar Totems to the B.C. Juvenile Basketball Championship and the L.V. Rogers Junior Bombers to B.C. Junior Boy’s Crown the very next year. Did we say the LVR Juniors won the title with an amazing 38-0 record? He led the varsity squad to a fourth-place finish at the B.C. High School AAA […]
Birchbank opens doors for 2011 B.C. Junior Golf Championship
By The Nelson Daily SportsNine players from the Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf Tour take to the Rossland/Trail Birchbank course Tuesday for round one in the B.C. Junior Boy’s Golf Championship.“The key to playing well at Birch is to drive the ball well,” said Zone One coordinator Rob McKay on the eve of the four-day...
